bojo is king, brexit is on, stuff is fvcked, tomorrow starts here -- new govt new thread new battle

investing in a digital ear/head thermometer if you don't have one is a good idea. That is if all the usual cunts aren't trying to sell for a grand now rather than 20 odd quid.

Was looking online for one earlier but seem to be sold out everywhere...

Yeah and instore too

God the inability to define what a continuous cough is enraging - thousands of lives depend on this and they can't even express themselves clearly.

We bought a digital thermometer on Amazon this week and it's arrived but that was before everything went crazy.

Anyone else with kids wondering about whether to take them to school tomorrow? I am in two minds about it, my wife is set against them going.

I'm keeping my autistic young adult out of college, fuck this shit!

xp
yeah just looked on e-bay the only ones left are expensive infrared ones or the ones designed to go up babies arses!

My younger son was "star of the week" this week and had the prize of taking home the class teddy bear, he had to do various activities with us, I took photos, printed them at Boots, stuck them in the book, etc. Tomorrow I will take the bear to school, but not the boy.

I've got to be careful because my son has a place in a NAS private school in S Yorkshire paid for by the local authority. If it looks like I'm removing him from the school I'm worried it might have implications on his next term there. idk ... this is why I'd prefer not to have such an untrustworthy, indecisive jittery govt during a crisis like this.

Think schools will close on let's say Wednesday at the latest - government are def too spineless to stick to their plan even if it were a good one.

Hold on I thought the narrative was "the government is doing the right thing at the right time to protect the people"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/coronavirus-health-experts-fear-epidemic-will-let-rip-through-uk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Anyone else with kids wondering about whether to take them to school tomorrow? I am in two minds about it, my wife is set against them going.

Think schools will close on let's say Wednesday at the latest - government are def too spineless to stick to their plan even if it were a good one.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/uk-coronavirus-crisis-to-last-until-spring-2021-and-could-see-79m-hospitalised

I don’t think it has sunk in yet for people quite how long this is going to be A Thing for. Any changes we make to lifestyles have to be sustainable for a year+.

Death or a year in lockdown, good stuff

fwiw, this purports to be a genuine video of someone in Wuhan with the cough but who can say if it's always like this?

A rare Video of a Corona Virus victim. The virus spreads through the saliva when a patient sneezes or Coughs.#CoronavirusPandemic #CancelEverythingNow pic.twitter.com/RQQ1rVrO7i

— Seddume 🐃 (@Quarterbackface) March 12, 2020

I saw another video of someone who had it but can't find it now.

fucking hell, I didn't need to see / hear that

If this leak to ⁦@guardian⁩ is right, and if it implies that the government’s policy of managing the epidemic peaks is likely to require the hospitalisation of 7.9m over 12 months, the question arises why Chinese-style suppression via... https://t.co/R5E0wuZhbN

— Robert Peston (@Peston) March 15, 2020

When you’ve lost Pesto, you know you’re in trouble.

Pesto is an absolute fucking weapon. The PHE doc isn’t modelling the consequences of the govt plan, it’s describing the UK consequences of a novel virus with 1% mortality and easy transmission. The govt plan is what they are proposing to do to make this better.

They’re all clamouring for a war footing, let’s bring back D-notices.

Sorry, I should have added a content warning on that video.

NEW: Daily press conferences on #coronavirus will be held from tomorrow hosted by the PM and senior Ministers - supported by scientific and medical experts ... to “keep public informed on how to protect themselves”.

— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) March 15, 2020

Cannot fucking wait!

It's about time this got some media coverage

For those upthread attempting to find thermometers, Tesco has stock of baby care kits for £14 which include a digital thermometer and bonus scissors, nail clippers, comb, etc.

My fav uncle died yesterday. His death wasn’t directly related to Coronavirus, but on-going strains on NHS mean it took 1.5hrs for the ambulance to come & 3hrs for a Dr to see him. He died on the way to surgery. Cuts continue to have consequence, even for those without #COVID19

— Faiza Shaheen (@faizashaheen) March 15, 2020

Really insane:

Well, this is foolish. It means NHS staff could be needlessly self-isolating for weeks just when we need them. It will be reversed.

Another reminder that Andrew Lansley’s & the Tory government’s decision to rip out public health from the NHS was a mistake. https://t.co/ZED9KW8XNa

— Tom Kibasi (@TomKibasi) March 15, 2020

gordon burns has had enough

As we over 70s are soon to be quarantined for 4 MONTHS can I suggest that one morning a week until it happens they designate it as an over70s only shopping morning as currently the greedy selfish me-me-me-me- grab-it-all mindless shits brigade are leaving us nothing to buy! 😩

— Gordon Burns (@mrgordonburns) March 15, 2020

Expected more sangfroid from the author of alma cogans

DWP have suspended face to face PIP/ESA assessments for 3 months. Hopefully it won't mean it becomes even more of a lottery or the system slows down leaving claimants on pre-assessment rates during a critical period where means to self-isolate could be the difference between life and death for them.

Some Iceland stores already doing that apparently xps

Iceland Foods at Kennedy Centre, West Belfast will be opening their store between 8-9am for the elderly starting this Tuesday. The wider public are asked to respect this hour as it has been allocated for elderly people only. Would be great to see other stores now do the same 👏 pic.twitter.com/nfu5Hsz5um

— Paul Doherty (@Paul_Doherty__) March 15, 2020

yeah I'm not sure if putting all yr eggs in one basket is a good strategy re: "old ppl only hours"

better dig out some id

can't work out if this is a really bad month or a really good month to start signing on

it's a terrible idea that seems to infer oldie to oldie transmission doesn't occur!

unless

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/DxiN95-XgAElTGd.jpg

7am to 8am has been declared night of the nearly dead shopping hour for the olds in Australia

my place of work has just shut down all teaching on campus and i've been cleared to mostly wfh, tfft

The Danish model was intended to help sectors where business is expected to dry up almost completely.

Selected UK employment numbers in similar areas:

Hotels, restaurants - 5 million
Self-employed - 5 million
Tourism - 1.7 million
Zero-hours - 974,000
Events - 530,000

— Ronan Burtenshaw (@ronanburtenshaw) March 16, 2020

£90 a week statutory sick pay isn't going to do much.

Presumably between 6-7am supermarket staff are hosing everything down with a mild bleach solution

Piers having a bit of a meltdown, or is he always like this?

THE CV PANDEMIC WAS SIMULATED OCT 2019 BY MEGA-RICH CONTROL FREAKS BILL GATES, GEORGE SOROS +CRONIES.
NOW IT'S FOR REAL.
THE AIM IS A WORLD POPULATION CULL ("PEOPLE cause #CO2 problem") by THEIR mass VACCINATION PLAN CONTAINING POISON.

*REFUSE*CV*VACCINE*https://t.co/uv0A4B5rNP

— Piers Corbyn (@Piers_Corbyn) March 16, 2020

Piers.... Corbyn?

He's always been one of the tin foil hat brigade hasn't he?

Yes, the not-the-prime-minister's-brother Piers Corbyn

He has, the Alex Jones vibe seems to be a new vibe though.

how can you refuse a vaccine that might not even exist for another 18 months?

There's no vaccine against being a Piers

Being dead would be a good start on the whole vaccine refusal process.

Tragedy and comedy are two sides of the same coin:

The government took a decision not to cancel mass events. This @stereophonics concert when ahead on Saturday night. Wales has 173 critical care beds. https://t.co/erLmFIw5X9

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) March 16, 2020

omg

even louise m3nsch was laying into the stereophonics at the weekend

My sources say the death penalty, for treason, being considered for @stereophonics. I am pro-life and take no pleasure in reporting this.